Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

Album

Single

Label

Epic records

Genre

Funk

Composer(s)

Sylvester Stewart

Entered Chart

Jan 3, 1970

Peak Date

Feb 14, 1970

Released

December 1969

Recorded

1969

Catalog #

Epic 5-10555

B-Side

Everybody Is A Star

Sly Stone wrote "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" because he felt listeners were not hearing the messages in his songs even though the band was more popular then ever. Sly & the Family Stone were an integrated band and tried to spread the message of racial harmony, but Stone thought that message was getting lost: Thank you for the party but I could never stay Many things is on my mind, words in the way The lyrics are scathing and mostly directed at Sly himself, but once again, many lost the meaning in the powerful groove. Larry Graham played the innovative bass line using a technique where he thumped the strings. He learned this technique when he was playing in a duo with his mother, who played the organ - with no drummer, he had to create the percussion with his bass. This style became very popular on funk records for years to come and was a big influence on artists like Prince and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. The title is a funky way of spelling "Thank you for letting me be myself again." The lyrics include references to some of Sly & the Family Stone's earlier hits, including "Dance To The Music" and "Everyday People." Janet Jackson sampled the bass riff on her 1989 hit "Rhythm Nation." >> In 2008, Brooke Hogan, the daughter of wrestling star Hulk Hogan, released a version of this song called "Thnku4lettinmebmahself," where she sings about the trappings of fame. Her cover, which strips all funk from the original, was released ahead of her second album. >> More songs from Sly & the Family Stone

Lookin' at the devil
Grinnin' at his gun
Fingers start shakin'
I begin to run
Bullets start chasin'
I begin to stop
We begin to wrestle
I was on the top

I want to thank you
Falettinme
Be mice elf
Agin
Thank you falettinme
Be mice elf
Agin

Stiff all in the collar
Fluffy in the face
Chit chat chatter tryin'
It's stuffy in the place
Thank you for the party
But I could never stay
Many things is on my mind
Words in the way

I, I want to thank you
Falettinme
Be mice elf
Agin
Thank you falettinme
Be mice elf
Agin

Dance to the music
All night long
Everyday people
Sing a simple song
Mama's so happy
Mama start to cry
Papa still singin'
We can make it if we try

I, I want to thank you
Falettinme (oh yeah)
Be mice elf
Agin
Thank you falettinme
Be mice elf
Agin

Flamin' eyes of people fear
Burnin' into you
Many men are missin' much
Hatin' what they do
Youth and truth are makin' love
Dig it for a starter
Dyin' young is hard to take
Sellin' out is harder

Thank you falettinme
Be mice elf
Agin

I, I want to thank you
Falettinme
Be mice elf
Agin
Thank you falettinme
Be mice elf
Agin
Thank you falettinme
Be mice elf
Agin
I, I want thank you
Falettinme (oh)
Be mice elf agin
I, I want to thank you
Falettinme
Be mice elf agin
I want to thank you
Falettinme
Be mice elf
Agin
I, I want to thank you
Falettinme
Be mice elf
Agin